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As a member of the MIAA and NCAA Division III associations, Hope College sponsors
22 varsity sports for men and women. The college is home to the 2014 NCAA Division
III National Championship women’s volleyball team.

Eleven Teams Honored by MIAA for Academics

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Eleven Hope College athletic teams will receive the 2011-12 GPA Team Award from the
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA). The MIAA Team GPA Award is presented
to conference teams that achieve a 3.300 or better grade point average for an entire
academic year.

This program is administered by the Faculty-Athletic Representatives (FARs) of the
MIAA member colleges. The FARs at Hope College are Lynne Hendrix, professor of accountancy,
and Dr. Mark Pearson, assistant professor of mathmetics.

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Hope College has presented an honorary degree to author Susan Howatch of England for her rich and authentic exploration of the spiritual journey as her characters wrestle with their lives and consider the role of the Christian faith as they do so.

Eleven Hope College athletic teams will receive the 2011-12 GPA Team Award from the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA). The MIAA Team GPA Award is presented to conference teams that achieve a 3.300 or better grade point average for an entire academic year.

Hope junior Joel Rietsema of Rockford (Rockford HS) achieved NCAA Division III All-America status by finishing fourth in the 800-meter run in competition held in Claremont, Calif. Top-seeded Jake Waterman of Wabash, Ind. won the event in 1:49.41. Rietsema, seeded seventh in the nine-runner final, was timed in 1:50.72. He becomes Hope's second alltime NCAA All-American in the 800. The other was Steve Rabuck who was eighth at nationals in 2001 (1:51.86).